Songs to Learn on Guitar

If the musician within you has finally stirred to life, I bet your fingers are twitching to strum some strings. Chances are that you already know about the different types of guitars. In any case, for those who are musically challenged, the most common types are:

• Acoustic Guitars
• Electronic Guitars
• Bass Guitars

So it goes without saying that before you pick songs to learn on guitar, you need to pick a guitar first. These are some easiest songs to learn on guitar for beginners.

Song for Acoustic Guitar

This one goes out to all the reggae fans. 'Redemption Song' by Bob Marley is easy to play. These are the tabs. More on easy guitar songs to play.

Redemption Song by Bob Marley

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    G                       Em7
Old Pirates, yes, they rob I.
    C         G/B             Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G                      Em  C         G/B       Am
minutes after they took I   from the bottomless pit.
       G            Em7
But my hand was made strong
C           G/B          Am
By the hand of the Almighty.
     G                  Em   C          D
We forward in this generation triumphantly.

Chorus
                         G  C    D          G
   Won't you help to sing    these songs of freedom?
          C     D       Em  C   D      G
   'Cause all I ever had,    redemption songs,
  C   D      G        C
   redemption songs.
D     G                           Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
           C           G/B             Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
       G                    Em
Have no fear for atomic energy,
              C         G/B            Am
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
    G                        Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
        C       G/B           Am
While we stand aside and look?
             G            Em
Yes, some say it's just a part of it.
      C                 D
We've got to fulfill the book.

Chorus
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it.
We've got to fulfill the book.
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
These songs of freedom, songs of freedom.

Song for Electric Guitar

This song is easy to play on an electric guitar.

Yellow by Coldplay

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G--9b11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11b9-9-9-9-- Over B chord
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A----------------------------------------
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B--9b11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11b9-9-9-9--
G---------------------------------------- Over F# chord
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
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B----------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------- Over E chord
D--9b11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11b9-9-9-9--
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Verse 1
B                    F#
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
                        E                            B
And everything that you do, yeah they were all yellow

I came along, i wrote a song for you
and all the things you do, and it was called yellow
And so i took my turn, oh what a thing to have done, and it was all yellow

Chorus
G#m                F#                E
Your skin, oh yeah your and bones
G#m        F#              E
turn in to something beautiful
G#m          F#            E
you know, you know i love you so
E
you know i love you so

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Verse 2
I swam across, i jumped across for you
oh what a thing to do, cos you are all yellow
I drew a line, i drew a line for you
oh what a thing to do, cos it was all yellow

Chorus
Your skin, oh yeh your skin and bones
turn into something beautiful
you know, for you I'd bleed myself dry
for you I'd bleed myself dry

Bridge
Play intro chords & lead
It's true, look how they shine for you..

Ending
B                                       A                           E
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you, and all the things you do....

Song for Bass Guitar

This is one of the easiest guitar songs to learn. The best thing is that you can impress your girlfriend or boyfriend with this.

Hey There Delilah by Plain White Ts

Intro
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D-0---0---0---0---4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0---4---4---4---4-----|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1
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G---4---4---4-------0---0---2---2---4---4---4---4---2---2-------------|
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A-2---2---2---0-----------0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-------|
E-----------------3---3--------------------------------------------------------|

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Chorus
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D-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0--------------------------------|
A-------------0---2---2---2---4----------------0---2---2---2---4--------|    x 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude
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Verse 2
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Chorus
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D-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0--------------------------------|
A-------------0---2---2---2---4----------------0---2---2---2---4--------|    x 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
G---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------4---4---4-------|
D---------------------------------0---0---0----------------------------------|
A-----------------0---0---0---0---------------0---2---2---2---0---------|
E-3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------------------------|

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D---------------------------------0---0---0----------------------------------|
A-----------------0---0---0---0---------------4---2---2---2---0----------|
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A-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
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Verse 3
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D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E-----------------3---3---------------------------3---3----------------------|

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D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2---2---2---0-----------0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0------|
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Chorus
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D-0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0-------------------------------|
A-------------0---2---2---2---4---------------0---2---2---2---4--------|    x 4
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending
  D                strum
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D-0---0---0-------0----|
A-------------0----------|
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People often look for songs to learn on guitar to impress people, but the thing is, to truly play music that can touch a person's soul, one has to feel the music within. To truly play well, you do need practice. But by merely strumming and pecking at the guitar, you will be just making the notes sound right, the rhythm and the soul of the song can only be showcased if you can understand the emotions that made the song. Most instrument players will agree with this, so you have your songs to learn on guitar but remember other than practice, it is important to feel the song.